The city ranked 10th in the GFCI, which measures the financial competitiveness of major cities worldwide… The result reflects the city’s growing financial competitiveness globally. The city’s fintech rank went up by 2 places to 12th in fintech, showing how competitive it is as a digital finance city. The growth in rank was driven by its infrastructure and improved reputation… The city remained in the no. 1 spot after last year in future prospect. Metrics: Five evaluation items (business environment, human resources, infrastructure, financial sector development, and reputation. (Business Environment) legal and political stability, institutional and regulatory environment, taxes and cost competitiveness, etc. (Human Capital) Availability of high quality workforce, labor market flexibility, education quality, etc. (Financial Sector Development) Financial industry clusters, market liquidity, economic impact, etc.